JimZ

Well, the only "weapons" in use by ancient civilisations and the modern army are swords and cavalry units. So I'd say we're speaking of horse cavalry divisions, retained by the Soviet army until 1955. Cossack units were in fact used to keep "peace" and supress uprisings in the 1905 revolution. I'd half propose the 1st Cavalry Army led by Budyonny, the monument of which is in Ukraine (Lviv Oblast). Its probably not it though....although perhaps I might just be on the right track. And as Harvey mentioned....tanks took over as the modern cavalry.... Jim :cheers:

Lol so with Potemkin I managed to actually to hit on the year.... as the incident happened in June 1905!! :-) Nothing but coincidence of course....

Would have suggested the Battleship Potemkin with its monument in Odessa and own film..... but you said its not a ship.... ...mmm and not a tank.... Thinking.....! Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows: 4 points - JimZ 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 3 points - Harvey 2 points - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu Question 14 is in your hands Valter.... Jim

Correct answer Valter. I said this was not a hard one. Glad you got it just before I turned in for the night....like that I can pass the next question on to you. Looking forward to waking up to the next challenge! Jim :cheers:

Question 13 The navy was my heart since the age of 15. When others were waiting idly, I was ready. I had rank and title but was twice demoted. My legacy still lives on today. Who am I? Who had a beef with me? What is my legacy? I think this is a very easy one.... almost a present...... Good luck! Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows 4 points - JimZ 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 3 points - Harvey 1 point - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu I'll come up with question 13 shortly.... Jim

No Dan, It was not as straightforward as the previous one. However, I had already seen the number 309, so the moment you edited your hints, I could place my finger on the trigger and fire away at the answer. Its actually tricky to come up with good questions and to keep others interested, whilst also trying to touch on different topics..... Plus I'm at home with my wife and new (second) baby this week so I have some extra time to research the answers, something that is not as easy to do when I am at the office. :-) Jim :cheers:

Valter - I loved your replies re Beria.... "..... A red horned guy said it's hell, but I don't believe in it ;-)..... LMAO!!! " I bet he tried to disappear the Red Horned guy too!!!! Funny how Beria also came to mind first until I considered a sniper. I searched for the top Russian snipers and there were 2 women with 308 and 309 kills among them. However I did not think that Dan would go for yet another woman.....so I left the question to give its some more thought.... Jim :cheers:

Now that made it too easy. Questions are ok if they are not that straight forward provided that the person asking the question starts dropping hints.!!! Difficuilt questions kill off the Quiz but there is nothing wrong with a bit of a challenge. After some random thoughts, my mind went immediately to a sniper. Few soldiers can know exactly how many kills they have unless they are counting (like pilots or snipers or tankers etc...). Also very few soldiers probably can survive to kill as many unless the odds are in their favour and they have the advantage. I am sure we are speaking of Lyudmilla Pavlichenko, Sniper, 309 kills. She volonteered for the infantry, and was then assigned to a rifle division. She met Franklin and EleanoR Roosevelt. She was presented with a sighted Winchester Rifle. She is buried in the Novodevicvhye Cemetery in Moscow. I think that answers it all Correct Dan? Jim :cheers:

Yeah....off we go again....Thanks Dan Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 3 points - JimZ 3 points - Harvey 1 point - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu Harvey has offered that any other member may jump in and ask next question number 12. If there are no takers within 48 hours or so, I'll ask another question myself to keep the quiz going....However, I would rather someone else asks the question. Harvey, if you do change your mind and come up with another great challenge, feel free to post the next one just the same. (For new members please remember the rules on page 1 if you are not familiar with the Quiz). Looking forward to Question no 12!!! Jim :cheers:

Phew.... well done Harvery!!! As you may realise I worded things in such a manner so as to not identify the sex of our pilot The photo seems to have helped convince you all that she was a man too. Yes, she was the first, and as far as is known, only female pilot to ram another plane down. A very heroic woman, whose deeds were only recognised in 1990 when she was awarded the HSU title!!! You and Valter were ever so close to the answer again.....! But you persevered and scored the point! Congratulations!!!! Jim :cheers:

SUMMARY OF Question number 11 I was a Soviet pilot and I have done what no other pilot like me has, although in doing so, I lost my life. My better half was also a pilot dying in combat two years later. Who am I? What was my rank/title? What did I do that was so unique? and then...... a hint.... here is my pic.... handsome eh!!! and then...... I died during the Great Patriotic War. Recognition for my action resulted in a later posthumous award. Lets add something....I have carefully avoided the use of certain words - that is also a hint in itself.... What this pilot did is unique because of the person doing it, not because it was not done by others. It was a first and only for this kind of pilot and no such pilot ever did it. I cannot say more without giving the game away, but pilot and aircraft went down in 1941. Recognition came just under 50 years later. Come on gentleman....you're almost there....I think you should get it now..... and if you do not I'll post another picture that I hope will get you THINKING OUT OF THE BOX!!!!! Jim :cheers:

Valter..... Harvey.... you are both warm....but you are not thinking outside the box.....and reading between the lines Read my words well and get rid of certain preconceived notions ..... I'll gather all the hints in a post to help summarise..... You are both so close.....

So sorry, I forgot to reply to your answer - No. This is not the correct answer. And its those trying to reply who need to think outside the box...although our pilot certainly did...... Valter's earlier reply was the warmest so far......

OK..lets add another hint to limit the time of death and provide some more direction.... I died during the Great Patriotic War. Recognition for my action resulted in a later posthumous award. Jim :cheers:

Hi Gunner1, Welcome to the quiz!! The answer is (regrettable) No once again, Captain Khlobystov is not our pilot. Think outside the box gentlemen :-) Regards, Jim

Very good try Valter..... but he is not our subject. Did not know this particular story so thanks for posting it. Glad to see he was awarded the Hero of Russia, albet somewhat delayed (HSU no longer existed by then!!) He probably realised he was better off in flames than being taken a prisoner of war, which was considered as an act of treason by Stalin!! But a brave act, no matter what the motivation was. You're on the right trail though....think outside the box..... Jim :cheers:

Ok.... no takers so far..... a hint.... here is my pic.... handsome eh!!! I'll wait for a few attempts on your end before I drop another one...perhaps this may not even be necessary. Jim :cheers:

Infact the Durov book for the order of Lenin shows several of the designs that never made it to the mint. Again...very interesting thread. I will be following this Jim :cheers:

True, but that did not mean he did not have certain political leanings :-) ... or at worst was just lacking imagination. You do know the all those medals are the 'sons' of papa lenin (Tractor Lenin or Type 1) (picture source: wikipedia) ..... which was instituted as early as April1930.... Guess you have a fourth one to add on now.... (and surprised you could have missed the father of them all) Jim :cheers: